Do Not Worry

Do not wor­ry for your life

What you’ll eat or drink or wear;

Is not life much more im­port­ant

Than these things that cause you care?

See the birds—they sow and reap not

Nor in barns do store away.

Yet your heav’n­ly Fa­ther feeds them;

Have you not more worth than they?

And why wor­ry about clo­thing?

See the li­lies’ glad ar­ray;

Solomon in all his splen­dor

Never dressed as fine as they.

This is how God clothes the grass­es

Though their life is but a day.

Will He not much more meet your needs?

Let your faith not fade away.

So I tell you

do not wor­ry

Asking what you’ll eat or drink.

Nor be anx­ious about cloth­ing—

These are things that all men seek.

And your Fa­ther knows you need them;

Worry won’t com­mand His pow­er.

Which of you by con­stant fret­ting

Adds to life a sin­gle hour?

Seek first

then

your Fa­ther’s king­dom

And His right­eous­ness on high.

All these things will then be giv­en;

God will not ne­glect your cry.

So fret not ab­out to­mor­row;

God di­rects the fu­ture

too.

Though each day will bring its trou­bles

Trust in Him—He’ll see you through.